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The names Gotami and Vasithi are feminine forms of which two Vedic seers?
AKashyapa and Angiras
BAtri and Bharadvaja
CGotama and Vasistha
DVishvamitra and Jamadagni
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Gotama and Vasistha
Gotami and Vasithi derive from the seers Gotama and Vasistha, after whom gotras were named.
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